Top Chefs' Top Restaurants

Some of the best chefs in the world on the restaurants that deserve to be on the 50 Best list

By

Meg Zimbeck

April 24, 2014 6:19 p.m. ET

THE WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS will be announced next week. This annual poll, organized by Restaurant magazine, calls itself a "snapshot of the opinions and experiences of over 900 industry experts" and can dramatically improve the fortunes of restaurants included on the list.

As with any ranking, accusations of overlooked brilliance unfurl as soon as the first awards are handed out. Even chefs who make the cut have strong opinions about which restaurants are missing from the list. Before the next ranking is...